HURRICANE Jose “continues to weaken over the western Atlantic” with winds of 115 miles per hour (185kmph) as it barrels over the Caribbean, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The 11pm EDT NHC update maintained that there were still no coastal watches or warnings in effect for Hurricane Jose.

Jose is currently moving northwest over the Caribbean and is about 245miles (395km) north east of Grand Turk Island.

The advisory also noted that Hurricane Jose will generate swells which could “produce high surf and rip current conditions” – affecting portions of Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands over the next couple of days.

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The advisory said: “On the forecast track, Jose will remain well to the east of the Bahamas for the next couple of days.”

“Additional weakening is forecast, but Jose is forecast to remain a hurricane during the next couple of days.”

The NHC had at the time also forecasted that Jose may develop into an anticyclone – a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure – in the next two to three days.

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The center said: “Global models show that the mid level high which has been responsible for the persistent northwest track will gradually build southward over the next 36 hours, causing the system to slow down on Monday and begin turning more toward the north.

“After 48 hours, the high will build to the west of Jose, forcing the hurricane into a slow anticyclonic loop between 48 and 96 hours.”